Are you ready are you ready are you ready?! Lots of fun/new stamps, dies and Gumdrops are now available from Your Next Stamp! If you haven't finished shopping or can't decide what you want, never fear: we have a blog hop to show off all the new wares and to persuade you that you really need it ALL. :)
If you've been hopping in order, you've stopped by via sweet SUE. If you just happened to visit me, be sure to start at the beginning with the oh-so-awesome ANITA. Remember, if you want to win a $25 YNS Gift Certificate, your best odds come by leaving comments at every blog. None of us know which lucky designer is "it" -- only the POWERS THAT BE (I'm thinking mainly Karen) know from whose blog the winner will be randomly selected. I always think/hope I'm "it" and that one of my readers/commenters will be the lucky one. Let's think about that together and make it so, mmm-kay? Power of attraction, and all that jazz...
Enough jibber-jabber. On with the show!
My first project combines two of my life's great loves: dogs and wine! For me, it just doesn't get any better than the new SIT STAY DRINK stamp set and dies. Take a look at this here wine tag, and you'll see what I mean:
Because she's so distinctive with her brown eye-patch, I tend to make every dog stamp I encounter these days look like my sweet rescue girlie, Daisy. If only Daisy was so talented as to balance a glass of wine on her head, I'd never need to get up from the couch again!
Here's a close up of the wine-tag, where hopefully you can tell that I've heat embossed the clever sentiment:
I'm truly thinking I need to mass-produce about a dozen of these to hang on wine bottles for the holiday season ahead. You can never have too many wine tags when you need a quick-and-easy host/hostess gift.
Next up, I used the new SPRINKLES - KNIT HAPPENS stamps and dies to create an homage to that object of holiday humor: the ugly Christmas sweater. Take a look-see:
I actually kind of love this and I'm thinking I made need to get an album-sized shadow box and make a permanent Christmas decoration featuring dozens of variations on the Ugly Christmas Sweater. What do you think? The images on these sweaters were fussy cut from patterned paper in Doodlebug Designs' Santa Express 6"x 6" paper pad. I especially love the one that looks like Mark Darcy (from Bridget Jones' Diary)'s reindeer sweater. Makes me giggle!
I'd chatter more, but I know you're anxious to get along to the next stop on our hop -- our marvelous guest designer MARTHA. Don't forget to leave a comment here and everywhere for a chance to win the $25 YNS Gift Certificate. And, as always, Karen has generously extended an awesome discount for those who are ready to shop NOW (my kind of people!).
I love that dog stamp and tag you made with it Carole
Posted by: kathy Tanner | November 10, 2015 at 12:05 AM
Love this Ugly sweater creation with great textures and that cute little puppy stamp is so sweet, love your tag!
Posted by: Vinita Jain | November 10, 2015 at 03:01 AM
oh love!!! Very fun projects
Beautiful creations!
Posted by: doudou2106 | November 10, 2015 at 03:35 AM
I also make wine bottle tags this time of year. Love yours, that stamp is so fun
Posted by: Louise | November 10, 2015 at 07:25 AM
Love the wine bottle tag and the Christmas sweater card is so awesome.
Posted by: Agnes | November 10, 2015 at 08:15 AM
I like the ugly sweaters... that are sort of cute!! :) Great card!
Posted by: Tricia T. | November 10, 2015 at 08:20 AM
Great wine bottle tag..fun!! Those sweaters are definitely cute especially on a card.
Posted by: Yvonne C. | November 10, 2015 at 09:28 AM
Oh my gosh!!! How FUN!!!!
Posted by: Valerie Ward | November 10, 2015 at 09:47 AM
Cute cute cute! LOVE that lil doggie. Both projects are fantastic ♥
Posted by: Brandi R | November 10, 2015 at 11:28 AM
So stinkin' cute Carole!!!
Posted by: Julie | November 10, 2015 at 11:36 AM
The wine bottle tag is too cute. And who doesn't love an ugly sweater set? Fantastic card.
Posted by: irene grau | November 10, 2015 at 12:03 PM
Super cool wine tag, Carole!!!! The knit card is just so adorable! Love how you put lots of sweaters on the one card! :)
Posted by: Jane Z. | November 10, 2015 at 12:53 PM
Great cards that ugly sweater hahahah
Posted by: Bela Teixeira | November 10, 2015 at 01:42 PM
Oh, I love the sweater card!! So bright and colorful! Maria
Posted by: Maria | November 10, 2015 at 01:57 PM
the sweaters are all so cute.
Love the puppy balancing the drink on his head.
thanks for sharing some fun ideas.
Posted by: Mary Holshouser | November 10, 2015 at 03:23 PM
Wonderful and fun wine tag and such a funny ugly sweater card.
Posted by: Mary-Anne V. | November 10, 2015 at 03:31 PM
Such a cute wine tag
and the card has some
awesome sweaters on it!
Carla from Utah
Posted by: Chph4evr | November 10, 2015 at 03:49 PM
Nice projects ! The sweaters are so cute.
Posted by: NatQuebec | November 10, 2015 at 06:21 PM
Lovely wine tag!! Cute sweater card as well!!
Posted by: Kendra | November 10, 2015 at 07:32 PM
Oh how cute is that tag! And those fashionable sweaters...CUTE!!
Posted by: Indy | November 10, 2015 at 08:12 PM
Very cute!
Posted by: Cornelia (fun stamping) | November 10, 2015 at 08:20 PM
Love all the sweaters on the card. Super cute. TFS
I have this set and must get them out and do some cards.
Posted by: Ruby Marchand | November 10, 2015 at 08:40 PM
Love the dog and wine. It would be a perfect card for my daughter who loves dogs and wine! The sweaters are so stinkin' cute!
Posted by: Anna Luke | November 11, 2015 at 05:34 AM
I love both of your tag and card. They are super cute!!!
Posted by: Helen Gullett | November 11, 2015 at 08:00 AM
Love your sweater card!
Posted by: 10s4funmom | November 11, 2015 at 01:48 PM
Very fun projects!
Posted by: Sue D | November 11, 2015 at 08:46 PM
Love your projects!
Posted by: Mari | November 11, 2015 at 09:23 PM
Those sweaters are just so stinking' cute!
Posted by: Cheri Burry | November 11, 2015 at 09:28 PM
Oh my goodness! I just LOVE your projects! The wine tag is adorable and those sweaters just gave me the biggest grin! So fun!!!!!!
Posted by: Jill Norwood | November 11, 2015 at 10:30 PM
LOVE the sweater card! That set is so going into my card... LOL
Posted by: MaryM | November 12, 2015 at 09:41 AM
Fun creations. Love the sentiments.
Posted by: AJ | November 12, 2015 at 01:46 PM
Great card and nice project/tag.
Posted by: Renae | November 12, 2015 at 02:41 PM
Cuteness!! lol I love what you did with the sweaters
Posted by: Marji Reineke Franklin | November 12, 2015 at 04:10 PM
Super duper adorable!
Posted by: Charity Chamberlain | November 13, 2015 at 10:59 AM
That wine tag is just TOO cute!
Posted by: D.AnnC | November 13, 2015 at 09:27 PM